Gabriele Contessa

popping in here to share that my short book on science denial is forthcoming as part of the Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Science series! (Preprint downloadable through the link) #sciencedenial #posttruth #posttrust philpapers.org/rec/CONSDP-2

I have written a short and accessible post on the contrast between #posttruth and #posttrust diagnoses of science denial for the blog of the American Philosophical Association. #sciencedenial blog.apaonline.org/2026/02/03/sci…

New Cambridge Element, Science Denial, by Gabriele Contessa @GabContessa, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at cup.org/3XByiwE #cambridgeelements #philosophy

My Element on science denial is free to download until December 1st! Get it for free while you can! doi.org/10.1017/978100…

The fourth (and most ambitious) goal is to expose the inadequacy of a popular diagnosis of the epistemic malaise afflicting liberal democracies—the post-truth diagnosis—and to sketch an alternative to it—the post-trust diagnosis.

Its third (and even more ambitious) goal is to argue that none of these specific phenomena warrants all of the concerns that motivate [its critics].

popping in here to share that my short book on science denial is forthcoming as part of the Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Science series! (Preprint downloadable through the link) #sciencedenial #posttruth #posttrust philpapers.org/rec/CONSDP-2

As colleges and universities are increasingly focused on selling an experience (instead of imparting an education), people will become increasingly reluctant to pay that kind of money for a four-year-long vacation that leaves you only with a piece of paper to commemorate it.

The Grounds of Political Legitimacy is now available as an audiobook! Do I dare to listen to it? 😨 global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Second, this solo editorial in Pharmacoeconomics, called "Making Models Fit for Purpose: the Importance of Ensuring Stakeholder Involvement". Also available free right here! rdcu.be/dwnP1

Hi friends, a rare share from me, as I have two rather exciting publications that have come out within the last day! First, this Cambridge Element on models and decision-making, written with the brilliant @ewinsberg It's FREE for 2 weeks, so download away! cambridge.org/core/elements/…

@lastpositivist Approximately here ;) philarchive.org/rec/CONITA-5

Where do we stand on trusting the science btw?

In case anyone cares, a symposium on my book, "What's the Point of Knowledge?", was just published in Inquiry. "Although function-first epistemology is a type of pragmatism, I have given it new branding for people who think they don’t like pragmatism." tandfonline.com/eprint/7NIVKPJ…

That’s it. I’m outta here. Find me at bsky.app/profile/gabeco…

My university's old dual-factor authentication app was working so well that they had to switch it for a worse one.

AIDS denial is the most harmful form of science denial and yet it's often near the bottom of the list. The only reasons I can think of for this are: a) its harms disproportionately affect Black people, and b) it doesn't neatly fit the narrative of unjustified mistrust of science.

ChatGPT is a scam - it's clearly just a bunch of university presidents typing in a chat.

'The letter calls on @cafreeland to boost the funds available through the fed granting agencies in the fall economic statement and to increase the size of scholarships and stipends...' #SupportourScience #BouchardReport theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…